If there’s one thing that’s clear about candy it’s this: it contains sugar. Any questions?

No? Well better tell one California woman that. Jessica Gomez brought a class-action lawsuit against Jelly Belly because the “fancy phrasing” on the packaging of Jelly Belly Sport Beans made her believe it was sugar-free, reported Fox News.

Jelly Belly Sport Beans is the brand’s line of energy products (similar to energy chews) designed to deliver a pick-me-up during a race or hard endurance exercise. Like a sports drink, they contain electrolytes sodium and potassium and quick-burning carbs in the form of…wait for it…sugar.

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Gomez says she was confused because the label listed evaporated cane juice on the ingredient label but not sugar, which she says is intentionally confusing and violates the Consumer Legal Remedies Act, Unfair Business Practices Law and False Advertising Law in California, Food & Wine noted. (Kick-start your new, healthy routine with Women's Health's 12-Week Total-Body Transformation!)

The company retorts that she should have looked at the nutrition facts panel, which lists total sugars. The label says that each package contains 19 grams of added sugar (the equivalent of nearly five teaspoons).

While using sugar to fuel a workout may sound odd, it can provide a boost to help fuel tired muscles during endurance training. Runner’s World has even suggested eating a few gummy bears as a mid-run snack, recommending that athletes take in 30 to 60 grams of carbs each hour for workouts lasting longer than 75 minutes.

Jessica MigalaJessica Migala is a health writer specializing in general wellness, fitness, nutrition, and skincare, with work published in Women’s Health, Glamour, Health, Men’s Health, and more.

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